PSA has a new president

[Mike D.]

Dear Collectors,

The past few years at PSA have flown by at breakneck speed. We’ve seen more changes than any of us could have ever imagined: record numbers of daily submissions; the temporary suspension of service levels; the hiring of hundreds of new employees; capacity growth to over 40,000 cards processed per day; and a change in company ownership resulting in a shift from a public company to being privately held. And of course, all this taking place during a global pandemic, just to keep us on our toes.

More change is occurring this week. I have accepted a new position with PSA’s parent company, Collectors Universe, to become its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer, which means I will no longer be serving as PSA President. Personally, and professionally, I welcome the opportunity to further advance PSA’s ever-growing brand and strengthen its No. 1 ranking in the authentication and grading industry. My background before being named PSA President in 2018 was in marketing and product innovation, and I’m eager to apply that experience to PSA and Collectors Universe’s family of brands.

Kevin Lenane, who has been working as our Vice President of Product for the past seven months, will now take over as PSA President. Kevin is an experienced business leader whose company, Genamint, we acquired earlier this year to help PSA implement technology in our grading practices to improve efficiency, quality assurance and turnaround times. Kevin will continue our commitment to improving and advancing the quality of all we do. I pass the baton to Kevin and look forward to working alongside him in the years to come.
Thank you,


Steve Sloan
Collectors Universe Chief Marketing Officer

[Johnny630]

I like it!!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

I like it!!!

Did you read Kevin's various posts on Blowout a couple weeks back?

[Rich Klein]

Peter:

Copy those links and send them over please to this side of the highways

Rich

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Did you read Kevin's various posts on Blowout a couple weeks back?

No. Could you please send a link?

[Peter_Spaeth]

On a number of posts, he went back the next day and significantly edited what he had said. Start with 129 which is Kevin.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...1457205&page=6

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

On a number of posts, he went back the next day and significantly edited what he had said. Start with 129 which is Kevin.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...1457205&page=6

Thanks Peter I'm going to read now.

[butchie_t]

PSA appears to be a company in regression right in the middle of a maelstrom as it pertains to their grading practices.

This does not look good for their supposed iron grip on the grading race.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

On a number of posts, he went back the next day and significantly edited what he had said. Start with 129 which is Kevin.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...1457205&page=6

Thanks for the link Peter. I can already tell this will be a shitshow - the poor judgement it took to go on blowout and take on BODA is likely a harbinger of things to come. That dude was dead meat the minute he posted.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Thanks for the link Peter. I can already tell this will be a shitshow - the poor judgement it took to go on blowout and take on BODA is likely a harbinger of things to come. That dude was dead meat the minute he posted.

I wasn't impressed with his answers to my questions, to the extent he even answered. Oh well.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Thanks for the link Peter. I can already tell this will be a shitshow - the poor judgement it took to go on blowout and take on BODA is likely a harbinger of things to come. That dude was dead meat the minute he posted.

I disagree. His going on Blowout would be considered "poor judgement" only from the perspective of an executive putting himself on the spot and having challenging questions thrown at him. Since he's been a member at Blowout since 2015, he's seen all the evidence of card doctoring they have amassed. He knew that by posting there, he'd get the really tough questions.

But he chose to, anyway. I would call that sincere, as opposed to calculated.

I wouldn't write him off instantly - give him some time and see what he does or doesn't do to address issues raised. Overall I was impressed he was willing to walk into that hornets' nest in the first place, and I think it unreasonable to expect instantaneous action from a guy who just took over his new role at PSA.